Schenectady police are on the lookout for a black 2000 Nissan Maxima that was possibly stolen this morning on Crane Street. A report came in around 10:25 a.m. from a man who said a man and woman had just approached him and stole his car, driving off with it toward Rotterdam. He told police that he had pulled up to the corner of Crane and Fourth streets in the city’s Mont Pleasant neighborhood around 10 ...

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New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 1210 is titled unattended motor vehicle and states:

(a) No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the vehicle, and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway, provided, however, the provision for removing the key from the vehicle shall not require the removal of keys hidden from sight about the vehicle for convenience or emergency.